The application for renewal briefly attracted controversy last month when members of anti-violence against women charity Press Red criticised the club, accusing it of "normalising the sexualisation and objectification of women".

“It makes me feel very sad and angry that a club like this exists in Harrogate, and it’s wrong wherever it is - it’s not a case of not in my town - it’s a case of not in our world," Press Red head of development and Harrogate resident Laura Brett said.

In response, club owner Paul Kinsey stressed the business was a highly regulated environment where safety was paramount.

"A lot of people have an inaccurate and completely outdated impression of lap-dancing clubs, and what actually goes on in them," he said.